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title: Do your family relationships affect your period symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes, according to interviews with women. Period symptoms were closely tied to family relationships and how family members responded to their feelings.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-ongoing-silencing-of-women-in-families-an-analysis-and-rethinking-of-2003/
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Study, 2003

# Do your family relationships affect your period symptoms?

Yes, according to interviews with women. Period symptoms were closely tied to family relationships and how family members responded to their feelings.

 Early or limited evidence

Women with moderate to severe premenstrual symptoms

## What they did

Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with women who had moderate to severe premenstrual symptoms. During these interviews, women talked about how they experienced their symptoms within their families and relationships.

## What they found

Women's period symptoms were closely connected to family stress and responsibilities. When family members dismissed women's feelings as just being PMS or did not take them seriously, it affected how women experienced their symptoms. Many women held back their true feelings rather than sharing them with family.

## What it means for you

Family relationships affect your period symptoms. Family stress, responsibilities, and how family responds to your emotions matter. Treatment should address relationships, not just medicines. The limitation is that this study was based on interviews with one group, so findings may not apply to everyone.

## About the study

Original title The ongoing silencing of women in families: an analysis and rethinking of premenstrual syndrome and therapy Authors Jane Maria Ussher Journal Journal of Family Therapy Year 2003 Study design Study What was tested None; this was qualitative research about how women experience PMS in families Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.00257](https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.00257)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual exacerbation (PME)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pme/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)

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